A safe parking program has been set up but it continues to be underutilized

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Updated: 11:37 AM PST Jan 30, 2018

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WEBVTT WEDNESDAY TO MOVE OUT OR RISKHAVING THEIR VEHICLES TOWED, WE-- AND WE GET THE DETAILS FROMACTION NEWS REPORTER FELIXCORTEZ LIVE IN SALINAS.FELIX: IT JUST MOVED UP THEERIN, THE ILLEGAL CAMPINGPROBLEM HASN'T GONE AWAY.-- ERIN, THE ILLEGAL CAMPINGPROBLEM HASN'T GONE AWAY.IT JUST MOVED UP THE ROAD, ANDTODAY THOSE CAMPERS WERE PUT ONNOTICE.MONDAY MORNING SHERIFF'SDEPUTIES SHOWED UP ON MONTE ROADOUTSIDE MARINA, AND PUT ROUGHLY10 ILLEGAL CAMPERS ON NOTICE TOMOVE ON OR RISK HAVING THEIRVEHICLES TOWED.>> WE GOING TO GO TO WHERE WEWORK AND AFTER THAT I DON'T KNOWWHERE WE ARE GOING TO DO.FELIX: THE SAME CONCERNS AREDRIVING MONDAY'S ENFORCEMENTTHAT DROVE PREVIOUS EFFORTS ONLIKE THIS ROAD.-- LAPIS ROAD, TRASH, HUMANWASTE, OIL LEAKS, AND ILLEGALPARKING.SOME QUESTIOINING THE TIMING OFTHE CRACKDOWN, JUST A WEEKBEFORE THIS YEAR'S AT&T PEBBLEBEACH PROGRAM.>> WE ARE TOLD WE HAVE 24 HOURSTO LEAVE AND IS ESSENTIALLYBECAUSE OF THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.>> AT&T IS NOT DRIVING THIS.WE GET CALLS AND COMPLAINTSABOUT PEOPLE CAMPING OUT HERE.WE'LL TO HELP THESE PEOPLE.PHIL: LAST YEAR ROUGHLY 80ILLEGAL CAMPERS TOOK UPRESIDENCE JUST DOWN THE ROAD ONLAPIS.WHEN CAMPERS WERE FORCED FROMTHERE, THE COUNTY SET UP A SAFEPARKING PROGRAM OUTSIDE COUNTYSUPERVISOR JANE PARKER'S MARINAOFFICE.A MAXIMUM 15 HOMELESS CAMPERSCAN STAY THERE ON THE CONDITIONTHEY LEAVE THE NEXT MORNING, ASOF SUNDAY NIGHT ONLY TWO CAMPERSWERE USING THE LOT.>> EITHER THEY DO NOT MEET THEREQUIREMENTS OR THEY DO NOT LIKETHE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH ISUNFORTUNATE.THE PROGRAM IS THERE TO HELPTHEM.IT IS HELPED PEOPLE.>> I WOULD TAKE UP SIX OF THEUSABLE SPACES.IT MIGHT WORK.NO ONE ELSE IS USING IT.>> I CANNOT AFFORD TO TOW OVERTHERE AND COME BACK EVERY DAY.PHIL: THE STATE PARKING PROGRAMHAS HELPED TO HOMELESS CAMPERSGET INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES WILL BE OUTTOMORROW ISSUING CITATIONS FORTHOSE STILL CAMPING.SOMEONE SAY, CARS THAT HAVE NOTBEEN MOVED WILL BE TOWED AWAY.ERIN: THE SPOKESMAN FOR THEASSEMBLYWOMAN ANNA CABALLERO

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A safe parking program has been set up but it continues to be underutilized